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Thursday, September 1, 2016

On The Desk Beauty Essentials

Today I’m back to work after a
wonderful week spent in Italy – apologies for the social media spam of my
trip – so I thought it was appropriate to share with you some of my
essentials I keep either on the desk or close to hand.

First up is two less than sexy
products, Tweezerman Pointed Tweezer
and Elegant Touch Cuticle Nippers
and both for less than sexy reasons. Both these are new additions to my ‘on the
desk’ beauty after many occasions where I’d see or feel a stray hair or have a
hang nail which would be cause of irritation, no amount of chewing (see, sexy!)
would tackle or I’d make it worse meant I needed the tools on hand to do the
job properly and mean I could carry on with my work for the day.

Tweezerman and Elegant Touch are
both great brands that create the ideal tools for these types of jobs. Yes it
was difficult spending £20 on ‘tweezers’ but when I think about how often I use
them and that they do the job properly – we’ve all had a dodgy pair of
tweezers right – I don’t mind so much. And cost per use is always fair.

Moving on to the more pleasant
products and it’s no surprises a hand cream is featured. I’ve said it before
and I’ll say it again I think if there is one ‘favourite’ beauty product of all
time it’s hand cream. For someone who had previously never bothered with hand
cream I now go through tubes of the stuff and I need one close to hand (pardon
the pun) at all times. Currently I’m enjoying another scent from Roger & Gallet Bois D’Orange Hand CreamSublime* and I’m a big fan of their hand creams. Non greasy and a variety
of scents to please everyone and even better for this time of year there’s an
SPF of 15.

Interestingly this Sublime
fragrance will take you on a ‘radiant journey through the sun-filled orange
groves of Italy’ that it’s a timely reminder of my recent trip. I love orange
scents and this is just the right note without being overpowering or my hands
smelling like I’ve peeled an orange.

Another fruity scent, and reminder
of the cocktails I indulged in on my trip is the newest flavour from Carmex,Peach and Mango Burst*. I’ve been enjoying Carmex recently as their Cherry favour resides in my sofa stash
and is reached for regularly and then of course there’s the Leopard
Print Pot I keep in my handbag. This newest scent, if you’ll allow me
to state the obvious is a delicious ‘tasting’ Peach and Mango that feels like
Summer every time I apply. I wasn’t, and am not really a fan of the way these
tubes dispense the product as I do find them a little messy but I like the
product enough that I disregard that and slather on with abandon. As I say the
Cherry flavour sits at home and is popped on at night when I’m not too worried
about mess and in work I favour Maybelline
Baby Lips in Cherry Me as it
has a sheer tint that allows me to hide any diminishing red lipstick and saves
reapplying when I’m feeling lazy. That said on some occasions I’m finding lips
a little drier because I’m perhaps wearing a matte lip and need to moisturise
before reapplying on a night out and that’s when I reach for Carmex Peach and
Mango Burst.

Of course there are many other
products I keep to hand in my desk draw, even a spare dress for impromptu
nights out! Do let me know if you’d like a further peek inside my desk drawers
and what I have to hand in case of a beauty emergency.